The Islamic core of Umno has been in full bloom especially after the last general election when it became clear that the party will remain in power as long as it retains the Malay-Muslim vote.
DATUK Seri Mukhriz Tun Mahathir has been away in the Middle-East for about a week.
It is his first official trip abroad as Mentri Besar of Kedah and he was in Medina for a business summit before proceeding to Mecca to perform the umrah and then to Cairo for a student function. His final stop was Alexandria, at a university which has academic links with KUIN, the college university in …
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